The History of Keno
Keno was first played in 200 BC by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a way to finance his declining army. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a war, and after awhile of war time appeared to be facing national shortage of food with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a quick response for the financial disaster and to produce money for his army. He thusly designed the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno was known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from bigger municipalities to the smaller villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 1800s by Chinese migrants who headed to the States to work. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is typically enjoyed with just 80 numbers in just about all of the US brick and mortar casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is commonly enjoyed today as a result of the relaxed nature of wagering the game and the simple reality that there are no expertise required to enjoy Keno. Despite the fact that the odds of coming away with a win are appalling, there is constantly the chance that you could win quite big with a tiny gambling investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers and twenty numbers are picked each game. Gamblers of Keno can select from two to ten numbers and gamble on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The payout of Keno is according to the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the US near the end of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were replaced with more familiar, US numbers. Lottos were not covered under the legalization of wagering in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track betting, Nevada casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.
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